Allusion Types

A reference to a person, place, or event from Literature

• Literary Allusion

• Religious Allusion

• Cultural Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

A reference to something from religious texts

• Literary Allusion

• Religious Allusion

• Historical Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

An indirect reference to a value/belief/custom, or something of importance to a specific group

• Literary Allusion

• Religious Allusion

• Cultural Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

When a work of literature refers to a historical event or person

• Literary Allusion

• Cultural Allusion

• Historical Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

Noah's Ark is what type of allusion?

• Historical

• Religious

• Mythological

• Literature

After returning home from a long vacation, Mrs. Burkhardt said, "There's no place like home." She's making an ALLUSION to _____ to show that like Dorothy, she likes to travel but is happy to be home.

• The Wizard of Oz

• Star Wars

• Divergent

• Kanye West

What type of allusion is this?

• Mythological

• Biblical

• Literary

• Historical

A Reference to mythology in literature

• Literary Allusion

• Religious Allusion

• Historical Allusion

• Mythological Allusion

When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

• pun

• allusion

• idiom

• metaphor

Don't be a Scrooge!

• personification

• idiom

• pun

• allusion